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LORD OF THE DESERT By FAUL de LANEY. CHAPTEB XXII Continued. Dan Follett rose to his feet in Bur prise. But the chief remained calm and continued Ala conversation. He told him the fads of her escape, and the fraud In the scalp he had given him, at the same time repeating that he and the Canadian were friends now. "But where la she?" inquired the Canadian. A hundred things entered his mind. With Bertha Lyle in his possession, he eould get revenge on Hammersley, on the Lord of the Desert, on everybody! With her under his control, he could demand a ransom. He could make terms with' General Crook, he could possibly get possession of that $10,000. Plans came on so thick and fast that they clouded his brain, and he saw a thousand advantages in the posses sion of Bertha Lyle as a prisoner in an Indian village. "Where is she?" he demanded again. "But wait!" said the chief. "Yon are too impatient to make a good brave for Egan's band. I told you she ' escaped. The trapper still has her!" "But I have been to his home In his absence," said Follett, "and she was not there!" "He hide ber when he go away," replied the chief. "He fear someone steal her! Now, me and my men will hurry away tonight. We will go to hell trap, where soldiers' never find us; and if they find us they can never get us. Tou take two, four, ten braves, go to trapper's home while he away and get girl and bring her with you! See! make trapper mad, you get even, and you have white squaw. Egan a good friend as well as bad enemy." Within another hour Dan Follett and four of Egan's most stealthy braves were riding across the plains toward the .trapper'B abode, and Egan. and a majority of the chiefs and warriors had quitted the vicinity of the Stone House as silently as the desert night breeze. Only a small scouting party remained, behind. - THe cowboys stood at their posts, - and che Lord of the Desert kept watch over all with the vigilance of a trained general, waiting to see what the early morning .would bring. "The birds have flown," was the first expression of General Crook when he arrived in the vicinity of the Stone House. "There are no In dians about the place," he said, "but they may be close at hand. We will wait until daylight before we ap proach nearer." He secreted his men in a grove of Junipers on the mountainside, some distance from the premises, ana wait ed developments. As soon as the morning light be gan, to break, the general, aceom Danied bv Hammersley. began to reconnolter. "The whites are vigi lant," he remarked, as he pointed to the rifles in the loopholes in the wall. "They are evidently expecting the Indians, but I see no cover be hind which the redskins could con ceal themselves from our view. I am of the opinion that the red rascals have 'smelt a mouse and left during the night. We must communicate with the whites as quickly as possl ble and get on the trail. Can't you creep up near that guard and man age to communicate witn mm; "That will be easy," replied the trapper, and he started in a stooping posture, keeping hlmseir well bidden behind the runty Junipers. "Hello, there!" spoke the trapper in a low tone, at a short distance from the man at the loophole. The astonished guard looked in a dozen different directions in an instant. "I am the trapper, returned from the fort with aid. Tell the Lord of the Desert I wish to speak with him." him." In a few moments this personage was at the loophole and Hammersley walked to the place, being wen shielded from the main points of tho plain. Daylight was rapidly coming on, and the Lord of the Desert, upon consulting his men, soon concluded that the Indians had made their es cape. The guards, however, were certain that some of the Indians had remained until a late hour in the morning ,as they had laen seen skulking about the place Just before dawn. A short reconnoitre was made and General Crook was informed of the result. His men were marched in side the stone wall surrounding the Stone House and were ordered" to prepare their breakfast and to take a few hours' rest. In the meantime, the general held an interview with the Lord of the Desert and began preparations to pursue - the Indians as soon as his men were refreshed. Scouts were sent out upon their trail, under the leadership of the never-sleeping but ever-fresh Hammersley, and they soon struck the trail and sent word back to the Stone House accordingly. When General Crook informed Martin Lyle of the episode with Dan Follett, the Lord of the Desert went to his treasury and found a large sum of his money missing. He be came frantic. He wanted to go to the fort and lynch the half-breed; but General Crook informed him that they had "whole" breeds to deal with Just now, and that he would take up Follett's case later. Hammersley, at the head of the band of cowboys, had followed the trait of the Indians all day and kept General Oflook posted. The latter moved out with his command from the Stone House at sunset, intending to travel by night so as to keep the Indians off their guard. He started out on Qne of his determined chases, never intending to return until he had punished these bandits, the most troublesome and bloodthirsty at that time roaming the American plains. CHAPTER XXIII .it Hell's Trap. Hammersley had located the In dians at "Hell's Trap." Upon being notified of this. General Crook had come in advance of his command, which was to march by night, to view the situation. It was about 4 o'clock in the after noon when he and the trapper stealthily climbed to 'the top of the rimrocks overlooking this remarkable place, and lying flat on the capstone of the rimrocks. they looked into the Indian camp below. There was noth ing about the place to 'ndicate a trap gasped the trapper. or piace ror a harsh name. It was a beautiful natural meadow in the bend of a mountain stream, sur rounded on three sides by towering rimrocks, the river forming a dis tinct peninsula, almost creating an island, so close did the entrance point of the stream come to the point of exit after making the circuit of the little valley. Through this narrow neck the In dians had entered, and while their animals grazed on the luxuriant grass they had pitched their tent among the willows bordering the stroam and prepared for a few days' rdt after their long siege at the Stone House. Here game, and flsh were plentiful, and the haunches of deer and ante lope, and fish frys alternating the feasts on the Lord of the Desert's fatted bullocks, made a garden of Eden for the braves, Instead of a "Hell's Trap." Here they felt safe. In this am phitheater they were isolated from the world, and there were numerous outlets through the rimrocks where they could make their escape If at tacked, and they had as prisoners four cowboys, the only persons they had discovered on their trail from the Stone House, and they now felt as safe in this retreat as if among the lava beds of the Klamath country. They regarded a casual lookout as being sufficient for their safety from surprise, in view of . the fact that bunting parties were continually cov ering the territory in the immediate vicinity of the camp. It was a continuous feast and holi day for the hunted bandits. "I cannot understand why they call this Hell's Trao." said General Crook. as he looked down upon the placid scene. "There is no reason for it now, it is true," replied the trapper, "but I have seen it when the name of Hell's Trap was not too harsh for it. The river, now fordable at most any point, rises from the snowbeds of the great mountains yonder. The warm south winds at times start the snow to melt ing, and the water comes dashing down from every point, filling the ra vines and gulches, and these flow into the river, making it a rolling sea of water as suddenly as a cloudburst. It is on these occasions that the place bears the appearance of a 'hell's trap. "It has always been a great grazing place for wild animals of all kinds, and the rise often comes down upon them suddenly and fills the banks all around them and breaks across the narrow neck yonder, imprisoning them completely before they have time to escape. No living thing can ford the river during the rises. "The Indians make It a point to take advantage of these rises. They stand guard outside, and as soon as the water is at its highest they rush through the current overflowing the neck and slaughter the animals by the wholesale. In this manner they long ago secured their winter meat food. This has given it the name of 'Hell's Trap.' " After a few minutes in silence Gen eral Crook remarked that there seem' d to be four canyons, or out lets from the place, through the walls of the rimrocks, besides the main entrance through the "strait," or neck. But the trapper showed him the fifth. "To make a wholesale capture," re marked the general, "I will have to station me nat all of those points and charge in over the 'neck.' My men will arrive about midnight, and I will then require your assistance !n stationing the men for an early morn ing attack," he continued. Before the trapper had time to re spond, if he had intended to reply, a sight caught the eyes of both men that riveted their attention in the same direction. They placed their field glasses to their eyes and a groan escaped simul taneously from each. The sight that greeted them has often been seen on the American border. Human beings put to torture by savages, in full view of friends who were unable to render them aid! The savages marched forth into an opening four white men in single file their arms bound to their sides, and each being led by a painted war rior. The general and the trapper Imme diately recognized the men as four of the cowboys who had been sent out on the trail of the Indians from the Stone House. This is the first that either had known of their fate. Gen eral Crook, as well as the trapper bad supposed that all of the men were safe. The latter had not seen these men since two days before, but he supposed that they had either lost the trail or were loitering somewhere close at hand among the rimrocks. But they had acted indiscreetly and had been entrapped by the Indians, and were now about to pay their last earthly penalty. The mode of the American savage's torture of his prisoners is well known, It has been described often enough, with its harrowing variations. The Snake Indian was the most cruel, and In this case his incentive was great. Many of his companions had fallen before the loopholes at the Stone House. These men had fired the fatal shots in many instances. It was now the Indians' turn. Binding the prisoners, hands and feet, and tying them to short stakes driven deeply into the ground, their prostrated oodles were made the sub ject of every indignity, every cruelty and every torture that the depraved Flutes and their allies could Invent - It was well even for the iron nerves of the intrepid general and the desert trapper that the position of the men partially obscured them from view. and that they could not see all that was done. The torture was kept up almost un til sunset, wnen tne last lire suc cumbed, and the savages were even then desecrating their mutilated bodies when interrupted by a chorus of yells from the center of the bend In the river. Turning their glasses in this direc tion, the two white men saw another sight that startled them still more. A mounted party had Just passed through an opening in the rimrocks. and was fording the stream and bead ing toward the Indian camp. In front rode an Indian warrior, next came a white man bound to his horse, then came a white woman, her feet bound by rope which encircled the horse upon which she rode; then followed two warriors mounted on one animal, and bringing up the rear was Pan Follett! "Bertha Lyle. as sure as I live! "And that cursed half-breed!" n- plnlmnH fipnprnl Proolr. The trapper started to rise and rush to the rescue, but the cool headed general restrained him. "Cool my boy! Cool!" he advised. "Care ful work requires careful action, and I see now that we have a lot of both on hand!" The trapper had already Informed General Crook of the entire situation, so far as he knew 1C but both were at a loss to understand how Follett had escaped and how he had succeed ed in enticing Bertha and her com panion from the secret caverns of the trapper's home. "We will solve these mysterious problems later, young man," said the general. "We have practical ones ahead of us now Old Egan greeted Follett with full fellowship as a chief, and cast a vin dictive glance at his fair captive. The party was soon dismounted, and while Metzker, the cowboy captive, was led away and bound to a stake where his late friends had been confined. Ber tha was given a tepee all to herself among the willows, and two lithe some braves were placed as guards over her. "This complicates matters," said General Crook. "I intended opening the campaign at daybreak tomorrow and not leaving one of the red devils to tell the tale, after witnessing the butchery of those , poor fellows while ago. but now that cannot be done, for it would hazard the glrl'i safety and life. It will never do to shoot into the place while she is in it." "I'll rescue her before morning, General," said the trapper. "It's a ticklish Job, young man, but if you succeed, my men will do the rest!" Night was now coming on, and they returned to the temporary quarters of the great Indian, fighter, in a secret nook among the rimrocks, there to plan the rescue of, the woman, and the early morning attack. (To be Continued.) ( WAS AN INTERESTING FIGURE. The Late William N. Roach, Once Ben tor from North Dakota. The death of William N. Roach, for mer United States Senator from North Dakota, occurred In New York, after a nine months' illness with cancer. Roach never acquired eminence in statesmanship, but he was at one time an interesting figure at Washington, He was born In that city In 1810 and was educated at Georgetown College, After the war he embarked In banking and became, eventually cashier of the Citizens' National Bank of Washing- THE LATE WILLIAM 5. .ROACH. ton. In 1879 he went to Dakota, In vested largely In lands and became a prosperous farmer. Then he. entered politics and was a power In the Demo cratic party. Twice he was the candl date Tor Governor. In 1893 be was elected to the United States Senate. Then came echoes of a scandal He was accused of Irregularities In his connection with the Citizens' National Bank, the amount Involved being $(14,- 000, and Senator Hoar offered a reso lution for an investigation, but none was ever made and Senator Roach served his term. Since 1899 he bad lived In New York, where he was presi dent of the Cuban Asphalt and 041 Company. No Squashes. One woman, according to the New York Press, has rebelled against the prevailing style of millinery. She went the other day to buy a simple bat, and looked over a large variety, all decorated with cherries, grapes, straw berries, hazelnuts, apples and beans. "No, I don't want any of these," said she, putting them aside. "Perhaps you would prefer this clus ter of currants!" suggested the mil liner. .' "No, nor 'squashes nor cucumbers. These things are very necessary on the dinner-table, but I object to them on my bead." "But they are so fashionable!" "Never mind. I draw the line at fruit and vegetables." A Gastronomic Peat, At a little schoolhouse In the north of Scotland the schoolmaster keeps his boys grinding steadily at their desks, but gives tbein permission to nibble from their lunch baskets sometimes as they work. One day, while the master was In structing a class In the rule of three, be noticed that one of bis pupils was paying more attention to a small tart than to his lesson. "Tom Bain," said the schoolmaster. "listen to the lesson, will ye?" "I'm listening, sir," said the boy. "Listening, sre yeT' eiclalmed. ths master; "then ye're listening wl one ear an' eating pie wl' the other!" Lon don Ttd Bits. ab JaWih.HL-mT J , i 5B1 i BEV. DR. IIILLIS. IMPOSSIBILITY OF SOCIALISM. Br Her. Dr. mills, of Plymouth Caurct, Brooklyn. Massing Individuals Into a compact body will never better our country. If we want a great State we must have great Individuals. We can never get a great republic out of a company of vagrants, rowdies, people who are willing that others should work for them. That is why socialism Is oue of the great evils threatening our na tlon to-day. Its growing strength is not to be despised. It has elected four Mayors In New Eu gland and unless a check Is put upon It It will elect forty In the near future. It is a trust which paralyzes the Indi vidual far more than the other trusts which weigh against the country's Interests. It divides up until what is par celed out Is unsatisfactory to all who have a share in the division. Suppose there are forty houses In a block, and Instead of each man owning one for himself and keeping it In order each man owns one-fortleih of the house he lives In and one-fortieth of each of the others. Will he cnie as much if the stoops are swept off on a snowy inorn'ng, and will he keep the back yards in ns good order as If It was bis own house? Every man's home is bis castle. He has given his promise to oue woman Hnd she has sworn fealty to him. Bjit suppose socialism steps into plan this home according to its rules. Do you believe that thi'ir children will be better "If reared by nurses appointed by the State, as socialism decrees? Socialism In other domains would be Just as objectionable. Submerge the Individual In the State, as socialism or dains, and you destroy domestic Institutions stifle the life blood of the nation. Better let every man bear his burden and In bis purpose to succeed he will do far more for the world than If he were a mere atom in a great Industrial creation." COMMERCIALIZED MARRIAGE. By Hlla Tapper Haynard. "If a man has got enough ahead to go to a hos pital when he Is sick he is a fool to git married," said a man who had learned wisdom from experi ence. Most men would, without beins sure of the hospital, leave themselves even in sickness to the mercy of Ihe landlady raiher than marry. If they believed that the woniau was taking ac count of stock In tills business like fashion. It is a marvelous thing that sentiment holds its own at all in the face of the tremendous pressure put upon it to surrender to financial expcdii ucy. Vet It does hold its own to an extent which makes this cold-blooded slander hu gely uncalled for. Commercial marriages exist, they are not a matter of course. Among the parasite class of women, the Idle, helpless daughters of wealthy or burdened daughters of wealthy or burdened men, only good fortune can save a woman from thinking of marriage as a change of bankers which must be prudently considered. Thank heaven all women are not parasites. The majori ty of husbands are poor men on an income so small, that the women who marry them will not be uuduly tempted by dazzling perquisites. The "home" may tempt, but it will be the sentiment of home and not Its upholstery. The op portunity to work hard for board and do. lies would be available without selling oneself for the privilege. The shoe of existing Industry pinches chiefly for the poor In the uncertainty" of continued employment, and hence among the more prudent sentiment and marriage sometimes are denied for conscience sake. Whatever the station In life, the commercial side of marriage sooner or late makes its appearance, no matter how the Individual may seek to free himself or herself fiom It The Independent working woman Is the greatest safe guard against the mercenary marriage. If woimfn's modern GEO. P. GROWELL, Successor to E. L. Smith, Oldest Established House Id the valley.) ' DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, activity does nothing more than save many of them from llrrl,.ori marrying for a home. It has a redeeming Influence. If all , M3rCIW2r6i women bad much to sacrifice or Interrupt by marriage It rjJr nJ Tf would. In a large measure, protect men from being chosen 10111 Uilu iCcU, GU as a kind of bargain sale endowment policy. There Is no danger that any "career" or ambltlofc will tempt a woman to refuse the home call if she is a normal woman, and If she Is not, society Is the gainer and the man Interested fortunate because or her refusal Where no In centive draws toward marriage except those Inherent' in nature and the human soul, there will be few misfits. There will never be Ideal marriages until women, and men as well, may feel certain that work Is assured for short hours at any time it Is desired or all the time, at a gener ous wage. Then the question of home and children will become the disinterested personal' question It should be, and never vitiated by sordid motives or painful, hopeless bondage. c. M. DEPEW. THE HANDICAP OF WEALTH. By Cbauncey M. Depew, V. 3. Senator Irom Hew York. The young man who Is born rich Is se riously handicapped for success In life. He hasn't the spur of necessity, and un less he Is peculiarly trained and more than ordinarily organized he has little ambition. The world is too easy for him. Its temptations are about him on every side with bad habits which make him worthless, or laziness or Idleness which makes him useless. Of course, there are a few sons of rich men who have suc cesses In life, but they are so exceptional their cases are very marked and remarked. By being born poor I do not mean extreme poverty. Granted that with the advantages of the public schools the boy's parents can give him a first-class education aud then he has to make his own career, the spur of necessity will arouse every faculty which helps make success. With moderate success comes ambition, and as his spheres of activity enlarge he acquires a sense of power. He learns the value of tempernuce and character. He knows by ex perience that health and Industry can accomplish almost anything and carry its possessor almost anywhere. As he grows in position, wealth and influence he Is the more thankful every day for the condition which compelled him to do bis mightiest or drop out of sight The vast majority of those who start under the condi tions that 1 have mentioned live long and prosper. From their number come those who move the world and govern It, who are Its masters In business enterprises. Its leaders In the professions, Its statesmen aud rulers. Its men of thought aud action. ' ' . , This Wd-established house will con tinue to pay cash for all its goods; it pays no rent; it employs af clerk, but does not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customers in the way o( reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. THE GUM-CHEWING HABIT. By Rer. Dr. Seorga ft Hall, ot Chicago. When I see a woman mouthing gum In public I feel like shouting: "If those bo. J, Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get prices' and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. Regulator Line STEAMERS Regulator and Dalles City Between The Dalles and Portland Daily Except Sunday. Leave Dalles - 7A.M. AVrive Portland 4 P. M. Leave Portland 7 A. M. Arrive Dalles f P. M. Leave Hood River (down) at 8 :30 A.M. Arrive Hood River (up) at 3:30 P. M. A. W. ZIMMERMAN, General Agent. White Collar Line basement!" To-day on street cars, in Portland -Astoria Route theaters, at ball games and races, In the. parlor and everywhere It Is a com mon sight to see girls and women of mature years chewing gum. It Is a habit which has scarcely a redeeming feature, and I for one wish to use all Str. "BAILEY GATZERT." Daily round trips except Sunday. T1MK CARD. Leaves Portland 7:00 A. M Leaves Astoria 7:00 P. M Through Portland connection with Steamer the Influence I. have In discouraging the Nahcotia irom Ilwaeo and Long Beach points. same, it aisioris me iuce, luuuces ex- BSV. Dli. HAU.. CeSSlVB sains uuu givea mu mcaui a sickening, drugstore-like perfume. While I cannot say that it is particularly Injurious, I can most assuredly say that In public at least gum-cbewlng Is Indecent A bevy of waxtwisters always suggests to me Insipidity in conver sation and rudeness of manners. White Collar Line tickets interchauireabla with O. K. N. Co. and V. T. Co. tickets. GREAT BUDA-PESTH B IDGE. Classed as One ot the HanJaouieat Viaducts in the World. . Some engineers think the- Ketten suspension bridge at Buda-Pesth Is the finest viaduct In existence. It doea.uot begin to be as big as the Brooklyn bridge, but In symmetry, In masslve- ness. In artistic adornment, the one linking Buda and Pesth Is a beauty. It cost $3,000,000 and was completed in 1864. That for Brooklyn was modeled from this one and was built twenty years afterward. A cantilever viaduct Is the latest thing to make another which they rested. He saw the end in front of him do this, hesitated and l-.oked back to see how the other end was. I thought be was going to turn. He stopped, grasped both edges of the plank with his hands and, throwing his feet up, stood on his head, kicking his legs in the air, cracking his heels together and yelling to the terrified on lookers. This be did for about a minute It seemed to me like forty. Then he let his feet drop down, stood up, waved his hat and trotted along the plank to the other side, slid down one of tin braces hand over hand and regained the ground. ' We discharged him, of THE KETTEN SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT BUDA-PESTH. roadway above the water between the cities. The calculations of the engi neers did not come out correctly and when it was thought the huge frame work was ready for traffic a serious mistake was' discovered and new lev els for supporting the crossing are now being made to right matters. Several millions have been expended In this no ble passageway of steel which embod ies the latest ideas in the bracket prin ciple of bridge support The super structure Is painted red and looks very Impressive, as the top is 150 feet above the water. EXPLOITS OF WORKMEN. ine utnniona. In the newly issued "double part" of the New English Dictionary, Dr. Mur ray gives two quotations under the word "omnibus" which neatly tell the birth-story of the vehicle. In a memor andum to the chairman of the Board of Stamps, dated April 3, 1S29, Mr. Shilllbeer stated: "I am en- gaged In building two vehicles after the manner of the recently established French Omnibus, which when complet ed I propose starting on the raddingtou Road." Mr. Shilllbeer was as go d as his word. In Saunders News Letter of July 4 appeared the paragraph: "The new vehicle, railed the omnibus, com menced running this morulug from Pad Icgtou tojhe city." Praaka of a Foolhardy Employe at tho Boildiac of Niagara Bridge. 'I remember," said a bridge contrac tor some time ago while on the subject of workmen's dare-deviltries, "when working at the big bridge across the Niagara, When the two cantilever arms bad approached within fifty feet of each other, a keen rivalry as to who should be the first to cross sprang up among the men. A long plank connect ed the two arms, leaving .about two and a half feet of support at each end. Strict orders were issued that no one should attempt to cross the plank upon penalty of Instant dismissal. At the noon hour I suddenly beard a great shout from the men, who were all starting up. Raising my eyes, I saw a man step on the end of that plank, stop a minute and look down Into the whirl pod below. I knew he was going to cross and I shouted to him, but be was too high cp to bear. "Deliberately be walked out until be reached the middle of the plank. It sagged far down with his weight until I could see light between the two short supporUcJ ends and the cantilevers on course," concluded the contractor, ac cording to Cassler's Magazine, "but what did he care? He got all the glory, his fellows envied him, and he could command work-anywhere." OUR MINIS; ER TO VENEZUELA. Herbert W. Bowen Admirably Adapted for Any Emergency. Herbert Wolcott Bowen, United States Minister to Venezuela, has been qualified by twelve years In the diplo matic and consular service of the na tloa to deal with the contingencies which may arise in the distracted South American republic. He went to Vene suela In 1001, sue ceedlng Francis B. Loom Is. Prior to that he was Minis ter to Persia, bar vfsT H. W. BOWEit. tlon of the building and the death of the occupants. Consul General Bow en appeared at the entrance and defied the mob, which dispersed in a short time without harming anyone, and do ing little damage to the edifice. Mr. Bowen was the last representative of the United States to leave Spain at the time of the actual outbreak of hostili ties. After the close of the Spanish American war hs was preparing to re turn to his post at Barcelona when made Minister to Persia. Minister Bowen was born In Brook lyn in 1850 and Is distinguished as a literary man of excellence and a poet of considerable power. He Is six feet and three Inches In height, of athletic build and great personal prowess. He ipeaks French, Spanish, German and Italian fluently and Is thus well equipped for bis present post Lien-Ttiyed People. The man who spends half his time trying to classify people said he never iaw so many left-eyed passengers In one car. "What do you mean by left-eyed pas sengers?" asked bis companion. "People who use their left eye more than their right" was the reply. "The species Is not common, and of course none but a student in ocular science, would be able to detect offhand the few whom we do meet A left-handed person advertises his peculiarity at once; but not so the left-eyed man. as a rule it takes an oculist to deter mine which eyes has been used roost but there are certain peculiarities of the pupil and lid that may be taken as pretty sure signs by the trained observer. 'Left-eyed people are made, not born. Most of ns have been blessed by nature with eyes of equal visual power, but the attitude we strike read ing or writing causes us to exercise one eye morejthan the other, and the first thing we know we are right or left eyed. This Is a one-sidednesa that should always be taken Into consider ation when buying glasses. A rlirht eyed man with left-eyed spectacles, or vice versa, is at a decided dlasavant- sge, and It Is the optician's business to see that he la properly fitted." New York Times. The Dalles-Portland Roule STEAMERS "TAHOMA" and "METLAKO" Daily trips except Sunday. Sir. TAHOMA." Lesvis Portlsnd. Mon., Wed., Frl 7:00 A. M Leaves Ihe Dalles, Tues., 'J'burs. SaL,7:U0 A. M Str. "METLAKO." Leave Portland, Tues., Thu., Sat. 7 :00 A. M. Leaves The Dalles Mon., Wed., Fri 7:uu A. M. Landing and offlee: Foot Alder Street. Both phoues Main Sol. Portland, Oregon. AGENTS. J. W. CRICHTON The Dalles, Ore. A. K. KI LLl-R Hood Kiver, Ore. WOI.KOKP & WYERS.... White Helmon, Wash. HENRY OI.MSTKAD ( arson. Wash. JOHN T.TOTTEN Htevenson, Wanh. J. C. WYATT Vancouver, Wash. A. . TAYLOR Astoria, Ore. E. w. CRICHTON, Portland, Oregon II w&w OREGON Shoijt Line and union Pacific Ing been appointed to that post In 1899. But It was In Spain, before the out break of hostilities between that coun try and the United States, that Minis ter Bowen gained the especial expert ence which will stand him In good stead in the Venezuela Imbroglio. He first went to that country In 1890, be ing appointed consul at Barcelona by President Harrison. In 189S President Cleveland made him consul generaL Barcelona was the scene of manifes tations of hostility toward the United States In March, 1896. The feeling was aroused by the passage by the Senate of the Morgan resolution, which recognized the Cuban insurgents. A mob of several thousand persons gath ered in front of the United States con sulate In Barcelona, and with shouts and execrations demanded the deatroc- Moarners) in Red. In the dark, and part of the middle ages, red and not black was the favor ite mourning color throughout Europe. Even down to the end of the fifteenth century the change from blood red to black was not complete, though black cloaks were worn over red clothing. In Abyssinia the mourning color Is a reddish brown. In Turkey Jt is vio let color closely allied to red. It Is a curious fact that among the Maoris of New Zealand red is the hue of sor row. In earlier times mourners daub ed their bodies with red Juices when they followed a chief to his grave, and even the resting places of the bodies were also colored red. What -Datoey" Lusich Mean. That word "dainty" never being used to describe the lunch spread for ri. we ha've decided that It means there is not enough to caLAtcblson Globe. " Portlsna. Or. Clilcauo Pnlt Lake, Denver, 4:30 p.m. , Portland Ft. Worth.Omaha, Special Kansas IMtv, St. t:20e. m. Louis,Chicai;ou,l via LasL Huntington. . At antle W alla Walla lwfs- 10:30a.m. Express ton.Dpokane.Min 8:1S p.m. neapolis.Ht. Paul, via Duliilh. tliliran- Huntington. iee,(:i.icano.Vltnt ' ' Ft. Paul 'gait Lake, Denver, 7.36a.m. Fast Mail Ft. Worth.Omaha, 6;Tup. m. Kansas City, 8t. via Louis.Caicaiioaiid Elokaue JiaaU OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE mOM PORTLAND. M.aa. All sallinf dates 5:00 p av. subject to change , For Ran Franclco- fcail every i daya D"" Cehiiabla Rl.tr into p. m. Es. Sunday tteaawrs. Ea. Sunday 9 .w tv tn. t-amrday To Astoria and Way M:IM p. m. Landings. :4l,e nr lll.-t, About Hon., Wed. Viaterprrmiuiiig. ij p m aud Fri. Orrtou City, New- Tues Thu berg. Salem, In. Is- get '' pendenee, Corval. lis aud Way lud- Inaa. fwmeasme and Vast- iso-m. Toes.. 1 hur. am aims. Hn Wad. and Bat. Water permitting. aaS FrL Oreaon ntj, i,.r. ton, A Way Laud lligv Le!" "k I' UflMo. "'"""J' j Friday. A. L. CRAIO, General Paaaenger AgeoU Port! and. Or A. . HOAR, , Ho4 ,.